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Attorney General Holder reminds Sessions who’s boss.

This morning, Attorney General Eric Holder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-AL) slammed the Justice Department’s release of Bush-era memos authorizing the use of torture on terrorist suspects, telling Holder that his “predecessor, Judge Mukasey, and Mr. Hayden,” the former Director of National Intelligence, “didn’t approve of that at all.” Holder reminded Sessions that Mukasey and Hayden were no longer in charge:

SESSIONS: Well it was disapproved by your predecessor, Judge Mukasey, and Mr. Hayden, the CIA, um, DIA [sic] director. They didn’t approve of that at all. … You were willing to release matters that the DNI and the Attorney General believe were damaging to our national security.

HOLDER: Well, one attorney general thought that. I am the Attorney General of the United States, and it is this attorney general’s view that the release of that information was appropriate, as well as the president of the United States. I respect their opinion, but I had to make the decision, holding the office that I now hold.

Watch it:



142 Responses to “Attorney General Holder reminds Sessions who’s boss.”

  1. barfly says:

    SESSIONS: Well it was disapproved by your predecessor, Judge Mukasey, and Mr. Hayden, the CIA, um, DIA [sic] director. The didn’t approve of that at all. … You were willing to release matters that the DNI and the Attorney General believe were damaging to our re-election chances.

    There, fixed your obvious mistake Jefferson.


  2. jurassicpork says:

    Burn, baby, burn! Ooh, that must’ve left a mark, ’specially comin’ from one o’ them uppity ones. Don’t forget, this is the same whack job who said in 2005 that all Gitmo detainees ought to be executed immediately.

    Meanwhile, on the lighter side of the news, Rush Limbaugh Dies at 58.



  3. Zooey says:

    Oh to be a fly on the wall of Sessions’ office after that hearing…


  4. Megaloptera McWars says:

    Poor idolizer of the Bush past — knock off the histrionics!


  5. Dirty Hippie says:

    Serious cracker smackdown.


  6. Hoodathunktick says:

    As sweet a smack as the words were, Mr. Holder? There is work to be done.


  7. Dakota Flint says:

    What??? The GOP isn’t in charge anymore? How dare they lip back to the Lord’s anointed!


  8. Buckie Boy says:

    Smack down!!! As it should be. We need more Dems with this sort of attitude right now, screw the fascist pigs, they are not in power nor should they be.

    Fcuk the Republic Fascist Party


  9. fleetw1978 says:

    Finally, someone sitting in front of a bunch of pompus idiot politicians, especially GOP idiot politicians, totally handed thier hats right back to them. Senator Midget Jefferson Sessions just got his ass handed to him, and I loved it. Sessions is supposed to be a smart lawyer type, then he should know never to ask a question that he himself doesn’t know the answer too before hand. Damn I am still laughing.


  10. Ape-Man says:

    Isn’t Sessions a member of the great stupid? I wouldn’t let this guy wash my car, let alone represent me.


  11. eyeswideopen1 says:

    Nice beotch slap! (Golf clap)


  12. kdgamergirl says:

    What’s that Sessions? You can’t control the AG anymore? HAHAHAHA


  13. American Patriot says:

    all Gitmo detainees ought to be executed immediately.

    It’s called kickin ass and takin names later. Something you progressives had never had the chance to do since you all wear skirts.


  14. spencers mom says:

    SESSIONS: “But but but… you’re a Democrat! And black!” (covers ears and begins chanting “I can’t hear you I can’t hear you I can’t hear you”)

    GNOP tool.

    PEACE


  15. spencers mom says:

    AM Parrot Squawk:

    Sorry, but I actually do wear skirts. You got a problem with that, Lil Missy?

    PEACE


  16. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    ya know,
    it’s about time someone in the obama administration reminded the cancervatives they are the minority and they need to sit down, shut up, and get the hell out of the way.


  17. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    american pussyboy@20
    when are you signing up to fight the good fight?


  18. Purple State says:

    Zooey Says:

    Oh to be a fly on the wall of Sessions’ office after that hearing…

    Lord knows it’d be safer than being a fly in the Oval Office.



  19. Megaloptera McWars says:

    Larry Craig would love to see you in a skirt, AP. As for John Ensign, try a little harder.


  20. ralph the wonder locust says:

    Did someone leave some Dorito crumbs laying around?

    Our pesky little varmint seems to still be nibbling around in the corners.


  21. Hoodathunktick says:

    Before everybody gets all excited, we are about 6 months into this administration and this is the first peep we have heard out of AG Holder.

    Granted, it is a nice peep. Mr. Holder? More peeps, please? A howl and heavy bite would get you any date you wanted to prom.


  22. MCMetal says:

    American Patriot Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    all Gitmo detainees ought to be executed immediately.

    It’s called kickin ass and takin names later. Something you progressives had never had the chance to do since you all wear skirts.

    June 17th, 2009 at 7:28 pm

    Claims a chickenshit chickenhawk posting from the safety of his mom’s basement……


  23. American Patriot says:

    Didn’t holder call you guys all cowards?

    Holder wants honesty, OK, let’s be honest.

    One, it’s damn difficult to talk about race when constantly being called a racist. In the last year and a half, the race card has been used so often that it no longer shocks people, it just pisses them off. The race card is almost always played by someone of color (see how PC I am?) and hurled against an Anglo, a person of little color, a white person. Using the race card is a tactic used by black people to throw white people off and put them on the defensive. Its use is supposed to play on “white peoples” guilt about slavery.

    Two, the person (or persons) using this tactic, trying to bludgeon their object of hatred or derision, should consider that the very act of using the race card makes them racist. The constant use of the race card has become tiresome, tedious, and predictable. IMHO, using the race card is a racist tactic used by racists to gain a tactical advantage. Period.


  24. tokin librul says:

    Say!

    Not Bad, Eric!

    SO when are you gonna grow some balls for Don Siegelman, Bernie Ward, and the rest of the selectively prosecuted targets of the Bush/Rove “Justice Department?” When are you gonna fire the Puking slags who PASSED the Bush/Rove “litmus test” for US Attorneys in 2005? When are you gonna clean out DoJ?


  25. wiley says:

    But, but, but the other AG…

    This Republicans strong on national security and military issues meme should be dead as a door nail by now. Seeing every little thing as a threat to national security is not a strength.


  26. American Patriot says:

    Hoodathunktick Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    Before everybody gets all excited, we are about 6 months into this administration and this is the first peep we have heard out of AG Holder.
    ——————–

    No, his first peep was here in feb. There’s a neat video, too:

    http://www.hillarynme.com/2009/02/21/obamas-attorney-general-eric-holder-flame-thrower-racist/



  27. Hoodathunktick says:

    AM Parrot Squawk: Sorry, but I actually do wear skirts. You got a problem with that, Lil Missy?

    And there was a time when the Highlanders in their kilts were called the Ladies from Hell. Spencers mom, I own a kilt and wear it proudly when the occasional calls. AmPat is a wuss who fears the breezes on his supposed manhood.

    (Actually, he hates having to goose himself to take a leak.)


  28. Purple State says:

    American Patriot Says:

    It’s called kickin ass and takin names later. Something you progressives had never had the chance to do since you all wear skirts.

    Well, we kicked some pretty good ass back in November. So I guess we’ll be taking your names later.


  29. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    american pussyboy@26 provides a link from someone who supported hillary clinton then apparently lost their minds (just click the “about” tab)after she lost the primary and expects me to believe it as “proof”.


  30. Hoodathunktick says:

    American Patriot Says:
    It’s called kickin ass and takin names later. Something you progressives had never had the chance to do since you all wear skirts.

    I’m thinking you had no trouble taking names from your azz kicking since you don’t talk sheep.


  31. Megaloptera McWars says:

    AP did serve on the battlefield. Well, it’s a hell of a battle when AP’s the general wearing a skirt and his troops are larry craig clones.


  32. joe cantwell says:

    ….

    am. pat.;

    “hope”

    :|


  33. Purple State says:

    At least AP’s learning how to link to references instead of posting them without citations.


  34. American Patriot says:

  35. kdgamergirl says:

    AP is a sad little chicken hawk. No way he served AB ;)

    He’s not even smart enough to make a post without having stolen it from someone. He wouldn’t last a day in basic.


  36. American Patriot says:

    Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    The old “attack the messenger” argument. Couldn’t stand to watch the video, ay? LOL!


  37. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    american pussyboy@46,
    why are you reading up on child molestors, so you can avoid being caught…you know, avoid the mistakes your perv friends made?


  38. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    Inside Bernie Ward’s online chats

    http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=5956230

    June 17th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    oh my,

    that is salacious.

    :|


  39. Hoodathunktick says:

    Mr. Patriot, I’m wondering what those sheep told you. Folks in the old country know sheep are a quiet lot. Unless the shepard thinks his willy is more than a quiet night on the fens.

    Mr AmPat, are those high top boots you be wearin?


  40. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    Bozo The Neoclown Says:

    The old “attack the messenger” argument. Couldn’t stand to watch the video, ay? LOL!

    sure,

    can you?

    :)

    “hope”

    :)


  41. American Patriot says:

    tokin librul Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    Say!

    Not Bad, Eric!

    SO when are you gonna grow some balls for Don Siegelman, Bernie Ward


  42. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    OK American Patriot, did you feel like a pawn when you served?

    You’re afraid to answer because the closest you’ve ever come to serving is when you put on your McDonalds’ uniform. You are just a chicken hawk punk that comes to a progressive web site with nothing to offer.


  43. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    Hoodathunktick Says:
    “Mr AmPat, are those high top boots you be wearin?”

    well, you all know it ain’t combat boots the chickenshit is wearing.


  44. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    tokin librul Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    Say!

    Not Bad, Eric!

    SO when are you gonna grow some balls for Don Siegelman, Bernie Ward

    am. pat.,

    balls?

    if you had ‘em

    you’d be a man.

    :)


  45. Hoodathunktick says:

    Ah, Mr. AmPat, I’ve no idea who these folks you call on be but I do know what life in the wilds be like. Sheep can be mighty persuasive. Good thing for you the US only recognizes man/woman marriage.


  46. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot.

    Kill yourself PUNK


  47. tokin librul says:

    American Patriot Says:

    Didn’t holder call you guys all cowards?

    Holder wants honesty, OK, let’s be honest.

    You do not understand jack SHIT. In the USofA there are STILL no racists but ‘white’ racists. “Racism” is and can only be a “white” phenomenon in the USofA, because “white” people hold the power to define the race of anyone else, to declare them “not-white,” a status which still implies restrictions and limitations which do not apply to folks who are safely “white.”

    The half of Obama got elected was the ‘white’ half. He has scrupulously and imho tragically avoided acting in the interests of the people who Americans raised without the advantages of his mixed race–being half white, raised among whites, confers a lot of the same advantages that being raised ‘white’ confers on white people–sorely NEED and in justice, should be supplied.


  48. joe cantwell says:

    am. pat.,

    tears are good.

    don’t be afraid to cry.

    :)


  49. Bozo The Neoclown says:

    joe cantwell Says:
    “am. pat.,

    balls?

    if you had ‘em

    you’d be a man.”

    he had ‘em slapping against his forehead at the teabgging party. does that count?


  50. American Patriot says:

    tokun liberal=bernie ward fan


  51. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot=Ignorant brainwashed piece of filth.

    Kill yourself AP.


  52. American Patriot says:

    debs and joe=bernie ward fans, too.


  53. Hoodathunktick says:

    Now isn’t that the way of an American? Ampat makes his promises to a fair lass of the old sod just so he can his way with her and then he casts her aside.

    Or was it him?


  54. MCMetal says:

    American Patriot Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    tokun liberal=bernie ward fan

    June 17th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    Claims a Mark Foley , Larry Craig and Ted Haggard fan ……


  55. Marie says:

    I hope Sessions is still feeling the sting.


  56. spencers mom says:

    Oh dear, I know I bear some of the blame, but AM Parrot sure is getting an aweful lot of attention tonight.

    I’m vowing to ignore it’s ignorant squawks for the rest of the evening.

    PEACE


  57. Pelotonpro 048 says:

    A great job by the A.G. The G.O.P. still needs constant reminders that they are not in charge. I wish Obama would take a cue from the Justice Department and get a spine!


  58. American Patriot says:

    tokin librul Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    Say!

    Not Bad, Eric!

    SO when are you gonna grow some balls for Don Siegelman, Bernie Ward

    ————-

    Claims?


  59. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot=molester of small children. Kill yourself AP. The world stinks enough as it is. Just go kill yourself


  60. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    tokun liberal=bernie ward fan

    the creative process is slow

    for you.

    ..

    you take your time.

    you want to be

    creative.

    keep trying.

    :)


  61. tokin librul says:

    American Patriot Says:
    tokun liberal=bernie ward fan
    June 17th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    all aboard!!!!

    bernie ward was railroaded. read the transcript, dickhead

    oh, i forgot:yer home schooled, and there’s no “Hukt on fawnix” version…


  62. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    tokin librul Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    Say!

    Not Bad, Eric!

    SO when are you gonna grow some balls for Don Siegelman, Bernie Ward

    ————-

    Clams?

    ***

    :)


  63. krystalview says:

    Now, if only President Obama would have that backbone……


  64. American Patriot says:

    bernie ward was railroaded.

    “There’s so much more in the police report that we can’t discuss because it’s just too graphic.”


  65. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    bernie ward was railroaded.

    “There’s so much more in the police report that we can’t discuss because it’s just too graphic.”

    June 17th, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    dirty things?

    :)


  66. Bilbo Hussein Baggins says:

    Wow – Go Holder!


  67. Purple State says:

    Oh, so we’re playing “Jail the Democrat”, eh? Fine.

    http://republicanoffenders.com/

    And just to be fair:

    http://boycottliberalism.com/Scandals.htm

    Now let’s get back on topic, shall we?


  68. pete says:

    It’s about effing time that someone told the GOoPers to sit down, shut up, and get the Hell out of the way. Bravo AG Holder!


  69. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    American Patriot:

    I want a Big Mac, order of fries and a coke.


  70. nellre says:

    These idiots cannot imagine somebody making a decision based on law and not political expediency.


  71. EugeneDebs says:

    http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

    Which one of these is YOU American Parrot?


  72. joe cantwell says:

    ….

    am. pat.,

    hint: bernie ward.

    :)


  73. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    Purple State:

    Here’s another list for the trolls.

    http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/


  74. joe cantwell says:

    EugeneDebs Says:
    http://www.armchairsubversive.org/

    Which one of these is YOU American Parrot?

    all of them?

    :)


  75. ElBruce says:

    AmericasBack Says:

    This is the man (not President Obama) who we should be bombarding with letters (A.G. Holder) about when T.F. is he going to bring charges on the bush crime family!

    Two words: Special. Prosecutor. Appoint one. NAO!

    .

    American Patriot Says:

    …since you all wear skirts.

    Sexist.

    .

    American Patriot Says:

    http://www.hillarynme.com/2009/02/21/obamas-attorney-general-eric-holder-flame-thrower-racist/

    Please quote the portion from your link, and add text of your own describing its relevance if you wish to participate. I’m not going to do your argumentative research for you. Thanks.

    Seriously, if you’re not even going to do the work of supporting your side, why are you even posting? Just because some of us make it look easy doesn’t mean that the incompetent get to slide by.

    .

    Hoodathunktick Says:

    Before everybody gets all excited, we are about 6 months into this administration and this is the first peep we have heard out of AG Holder.

    Frankly, I’d like to see him keep his head down and keep working on his caseload. There are a fcukton of incompetently gathered cases against the Gitmo detainees to try to scrap together into a case that can be brought to a real court. There’s the trail leading from Cheney to child rape that needs to be documented and laid out. There’s a vast amount of stuff he should be doing rather than delivering rhetorical smackdowns, as much as I enjoy those.

    I don’t want to hear anything from Holder until he’s got his homework assignments completed.

    .

    American Patriot Says:

    One, it’s damn difficult to talk about race when constantly being called a racist.

    You could always try talking about race without being a racist bigot at the same time. Just a suggestion there.


  76. joe cantwell says:

    Pachydiplax de St. Augustine Says:
    Purple State:

    Here’s another list for the trolls.

    http://www.netrootsmass.net/hughs-bush-scandals-list/

    June 17th, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    am. pat.

    get angry.

    and then give us

    your best comment ever!

    ***

    you can do it.

    :|


  77. Game of Life says:

    mukasey was appointed to co-sign chimpy, but you know that session.

    Do you understand how our government works? You are wasting the people’s time.


  78. joe cantwell says:

    ….

    am. pat.;

    take your time.

    >>>


  79. American Patriot says:

  80. johnny dol1ar says:

    Holy Cow, Bartman!

    Jeffy Bovine is starting again with his panic diarrhea.

    Easy there, Jeffy. You still have to go milk the horses before the day is over.


  81. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot

    Kill yourself punk


  82. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

  83. American Patriot says:

    Proven liars=media matters…LOL!


  84. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    Proven liars=Faux News…LOL!


  85. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/xrk266955667.html

    Debunking tp is sooooo easy!

    ****

    if it’s so easy

    how come it took you

    so long…?

    :|

    were you smoking pot?

    :\


  86. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot you are a liar and a fool. Go kill yourself. You are punk no one takes seriously. You spew lies and stupidity. You are stupid and pathetic do the world a favor and go kill yourself.


  87. Purple State says:

    Pachydiplax de St. Augustine Says:

    American Patriot:

    I want a Big Mac, order of fries and a coke.
    June 17th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    I’m pretty sure your meal is free if you’ve been made to wait for 30 minutes.


  88. johnny dol1ar says:

    So, Bovine,

    You still think waterboarding is not torture?

    Do you have at least one ovary to take my bet?

    Of course you won’t. Run along, Jeff M. Bovine, horse milker.


  89. hormiga brava chavez says:

    OMG! AHAHAHAHA!

    That’s right AG Holder – get those unruly rethuglican kids under control.

    In other words: go sit at the kiddy table and let the grown ups handle business! Grown folks are in control now! Take your cup of STFU and stay out of adult conversations!


  90. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    Proven liars=Faux News…LOL!

    During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so. After the appeal verdict WTVT general manager Bob Linger commented, “It’s vindication for WTVT, and we’re very pleased… It’s the case we’ve been making for two years. She never had a legal claim.”

    http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/11-the-media-can-legally-lie/


  91. pags2 says:

    The Republicans are no stupid, but in the state of shock having lost the election and even more seats in Congress. They are unable to adjust their behavior from being a power in the White House and Congress to being irrelevant. They are grasping for straws to get some traction in Congress and with the public. So far, they are not winning any PR war against Obama. The most dangerous problem for Obama is himself because he is scaling back on many of his campaign promises.


  92. Nat says:

    Proven liars=media matters…LOL!
    -American Patriot

    What was the lie in the article?


  93. EugeneDebs says:

    Nat Says:

    Proven liars=media matters…LOL!
    -American Patriot
    <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

    There was no lie. Media Matters backs up everything with video, links, and evidence. American parrot is a liar. He doesnt even CARE if what he says is true as long as it propels the propaganda. He is a cankerous whore and a stench ridden piece of dogshit


  94. johnny dol1ar says:

    bu…bu…bu…bu…bu…bu…bu… the Chimperor… he…he…he…he… said… we would…would…would…would…
    N…N…N…N…N…NOT…BE…HELD…ACK…ACK…ACK…ACK…
    ACCOUNT…ACK…ACK…ACK…
    We GOPiggies would not be prosecuted.


  95. joe cantwell says:

    Nat Says:
    Proven liars=media matters…LOL!
    -American Patriot

    What was the lie in the article?

    that’s a good question.

    am. pat.?

    :|


  96. Nat says:

    We only have one attorney general at a time. Why can’t conservatives understand that simple concept?


  97. The Moderate Squad says:

    PERFECT response by Holder – now if we can only get it through The Ironically Named American Patriot’s head that he, like Sessions and the rest of the GOP, is so widely seen as a liar (and a pretty dumb one at that) that he might as well save his rants for The Daily Teabagger, where someone might actually believe his BS.


  98. American Patriot says:

    There was no lie. Media Matters backs up everything with video, links

    Out of context and sliced and diced video, you meant.


  99. MCMetal says:

    American Patriot Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/xrk266955667.html

    Debunking tp is sooooo easy!

    June 17th, 2009 at 8:29 pm

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    @ Your stupid ass , trying to claim Johnny Wooden Nickel’s piss poor site is somehow legitimate ……….


  100. joe cantwell says:

    American Patriot Says:
    There was no lie. Media Matters backs up everything with video, links

    Out of context and sliced and diced video, you meant.

    a straw man is not proof am. pat.

    do you have any proof?

    :)


  101. EugeneDebs says:

    American Parrot

    No that is NOT what I meant. Media Matters does not distort context. You are a liar and a fool and a piece of garbage. We know that is what you were TOLD to think and we know how stupid and brainwashed you are but that wont change reality. You are a liar and a fool. Go kill yourself


  102. joe cantwell says:

    proof.

    not opinion.

    good luck.

    :)


  103. MCMetal says:

    American Patriot Says:
    ——————————————————————————–

    There was no lie. Media Matters backs up everything with video, links

    Out of context and sliced and diced video, you meant.

    June 17th, 2009 at 8:52 pm

    As opposed to you , Johnny Wooden Nickel and FAUX Comedy Channel , who just make up completely stupid shit ………


  104. GottaLaff says:

    If I may…
    My Convo with a Gitmo Detainee Lawyer: “I’ve given up on American media.”

    http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-convo-with-gitmo-detainee-lawyer-ive.html

    http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-affect-detainees-life.html

    The abuse continues…sans waterboarding. More tomorrow.


  105. Pachydiplax de St. Augustine says:

    Purple State Says:

    I’m pretty sure your meal is free if you’ve been made to wait for 30 minutes.

    I could eat free forever waiting for that chicken hawk punk to answer the question I asked it two days ago:

    American Patriot, did you feel like a pawn when you served?


  106. joe cantwell says:

    here am. pat.

    try this.

    i found it before you

    and i wasn’t even trying.

    :|


  107. dbadass says:

    Hi American Patriot:
    So this local F150 fifty type just got busted for some domestic stuff. Wanna see the local newslink? Seriously American Patriot we should talk. This isn’t going to end well for you but I am a reasonable and honorable person. We can find a face saving way for you…


  108. Nat says:

    “Out of context and sliced and diced video, you meant.”
    -American Patriot

    What was sliced and diced in the article?


  109. republicanSScareme says:

    Mukasey and Hayden. Yeah, great thinkers, both. How dare anyone disagree with them? I’m shocked, shocked I said, that anyone would dare question their judgment! The fuhrer will not be pleased!


  110. joe cantwell says:

    christ, even when you help him

    he can’t figure it out.

    no wonder these people

    don’t know how to use “twitter”.

    :::


  111. johnny dol1ar says:

    Jeffy Bovine,

    At least Johnny Bu$hwipe is a former leader of local GOPiggies,
    he won’t tell you that.

    But you, Bovine, you milk horses for a living and worship at the altar of Dr. Weiners.

    A month old dried cow pie has more credibility and standing than you and Johnny Bu$hwipe put together.


  112. sscncturn64 says:

    Hey Jurassicpork #4,thanks alot. I just opened up this thread and started reading and i see Rush limbaugh dies at 58. My heart rate jumped to 200 BPM for 3 seconds then i realized that it was part of your comment and it wasent true.
    I do not wish any ill will upon anyone,but im also not going to apologize for saying that i will not be upset if it was true. Our country will be alot safer without domestic terrorists like him.


  113. EugeneDebs says:

    joe cantwell Says:

    Yeah how weak is THAT site? The very first idiocy is Media Matters showing that though Billy O’falafel claimed you probably have seen NO newspaper articles about conservative talk show hosts…MM showed about a thousand hits on Limbaugh alone. This stupid site doesnt even DISPUTE what MM said was true but whined that most of the articles were about his arrest for Viagra. So what? Billy said no articles. Billy was wrong. MM showed it ACCURATLY. The site is a joke.


  114. joe cantwell says:

    gene,

    check the dates.

    like am. pat.

    the guy who put it

    together just gave up and quit.

    “winners never quit

    and quitters never win!”

    – john birch

    :_)


  115. klittle32 says:

    Nicely played on Holder’s part, but I wish he would grow some real balls and go after the bastards who staged a false flag attack on this country, used it as justification to wage war on any country they saw fit, dragged us into Iraq (which was no threat to us), and then began imprisoning and torturing countless people to extract FALSE confessions to further justify the invasion and continued illegal operations abroad as well as at home (e.g., Patriot Act).


  116. hormiga brava chavez says:

    OT but…

    Yeah sscncturn64 I read that comment about Rush having a heart attack – ROTFL! My blood pressure spiked – I immediately looked for the story and realized that it was BS -DAMN!

    I was feeling too happy. I’m going to hell anyway – according to the religious rightwingnuts – so I don’t feel guilty for laughing my a$$ off! Gonna get my mansion ready in the sky?! NOT!


  117. pete says:

    Me too, hormiga brava chavez. I figure I won’t make it to Heaven so? I might as well secure a position of authority in Hell. Bwahahahahahaha!


  118. hormiga brava chavez says:

    pete – hahaha – yes indeed!


  119. fletc3her says:

    Hopefully Holder will now realize that as an independent member of the cabinet it is his duty to serve the American people and not to delay investigations and prosecutions to further the political goals of the White House.


  120. had enough says:

    While watching the video, I got a sense Sessions from Al does not like to be talked to by a black man in the very professional manner Holder conducted himself.


  121. Levi the Dungbeetle says:

    Republicans had better tread softly around Holder. If he gets upset, he can wave his magic wand and appoint a special prosecutor and all the wingnuts go to jail.

    Granted, he should have done it on day one, but I still have hope.


  122. hormiga brava chavez says:

    Yes indeed! Holder told Sessions rascist a$$ where to go in a calm voice. ROTFL!


  123. hormiga brava chavez says:

    Levi, I still have hope too that Holder will do what needs to be done. Prosecute the Bush Crime Family!


  124. Bluestocking says:

  125. Destiny says:

  126. blackwidow says:

    That was a nice smackdown there.
    Sen. Sessions’ problem is that he has a hard time understanding that the Justice Department is no longer a political arm of the White House anymore.


  127. Intrepid says:

    HOLDER: Well, one attorney general thought that. I am the Attorney General of the United States, and it is this attorney general’s view that the release of that information was appropriate, as well as the president of the United States. I respect their opinion, but I had to make the decision, holding the office that I now hold.

    Sessions, you have been owned! Shut the “f” up and take a seat on the sidelines with the rest of the irrelevant GOPPERS and let a REAL AMERICAN do the talking.


  128. Reggie says:

    American Patriot:

    I am curious, was it you who posted this on another blog?

    “Charles, this goes out to you. I hope and pray someone finds you layed out on the floor with a pistol in your hand and your brains splattered all over the kitchen. Stupid MF’er.”
    Tags: Comments, Haters, Stalkers:
    Posted in Uncategorized | 40 Comments »


  129. wiley says:

    AP didn’t serve s*it. He’s a teenaged poser who thrives on all the attention he gets for what little he posts. He’s probably a bedwetter, too.


  130. Chickenbone Bill says:

    Fletc3her @ 9;49
    Where were you from Jan 20,2001 – Jan 20,2008?


  131. RFIDemocracy says:

    Sessions: Mr. Holder, Former AG Mukasey objects to wearing an orange jumpsuit and shackles.


  132. seaspeas says:

    How is this noteworthy? Oh my! An attorney general has a differing opinion! That CLEARLY SHOWS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE IDIOTS.

    By the way: “reminds Sessions who’s boss”? Congress has the power to impeach the attorney general. Who’s -really- the boss here?

    Of course, when it comes to Progressivism, founded partially upon the notion that the Constitution was a quaint idea that is not entirely applicable to modern times, I shouldn’t assume that there would be an understanding of such trivial matters.


  133. kasinca says:

    If Holder would go after one of the thugs in the Bush Crime Family the entire playing field of he wingnuts would shift to CYA.


  134. ElBruce says:

    American Patriot Says:

    There was no lie. Media Matters backs up everything with video, links

    Out of context and sliced and diced video, you meant.

    What context? “Sliced and diced” how? Everything I’ve ever seen from mediamatters shows the full context of any video or audio they quote, usually with an extra minute before and after the relevant portion. Then they give links to where you can get the full-length video from if you want any more.

    If you’re going to make claims like that, you’ll need to point out exactly how that’s the case in this instance. It’s called analysis. Go look at the thing you’re complaining about and find the spots where your criticisms apply, if any.

    There’s even another homework step after that: give us citations to the rest of the context you want us to see, as well as unedited video so that you can show how mediamatters was wrong.

    There are two reasons you cannot do this: 1) mediamatters never chops up their references, and 2) you suck at logically argumentative posting.


  135. cdwriteme says:

    I think ONE source of all the hate that comes from the south is their oppression of homosexuals. I grew up in the south and, especially among the well-to-do, these weird hateful cruel, yet, effeminate white men were common to see.

    I’m not even joking here. I think alot of them are really screwed up in the head for having to repress themselvs their whole lives. As an aside, I saw a video where the hate monger minute-men leader in San Diego, Jeff Schwick, is laughing all creepily whie in a bikini in a hot tub. Republicans are really weird.


  136. sacopenapa says:

    Holder refused to say the wiretapping program was illegal… so much for “CHANGE”


  137. sacopenapa says:

    This is from Today’s DEMOCRACYNOW:

    Holder Refuses to Say Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Program Was Illegal
    Attorney General Eric Holder testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday and refused to declare President Bush’s warrantless wiretapping program to be illegal. Holder was repeatedly questioned by Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.

    Sen. Russ Feingold: “Now that you’re the attorney general, is there any doubt in your mind that the warrantless wiretapping program was illegal?”

    Eric Holder: “Well, I think that the warrantless wiretapping program, as it existed at that point, was certainly unwise, in that it was put together without the approval of Congress.”

    Sen. Feingold: “But I asked you, Mr. Attorney General, not whether it was unwise, but whether you consider it to have been illegal.”

    Holder: “The policy was an unwise one, and I think that the concerns that I expressed then have really been remedied by the fact that Congress has now authorized the program.”

    Sen. Feingold: “But did you think it was illegal?”

    Holder: “Well, I thought that, as a I said, it was inconsistent with the FISA statute and unwise as a matter of policy.”


  138. DutchHenry says:

    Hey Sessions how does it feel to get your ass wooped by an AA Attorney General who is many yrs smarter than you,Sessions??In a yrs time Sessions will resign office.A racists like him won’t be able to live with himself.Hahahahaha!Nice one Mr.Holder Attorney General of the USA.




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